Rev’s Transcript Library

Ontario, Canada Premier Doug Ford held a press conference on April 22, 2021 to address COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. He apologized for lockdown measures that “went too far.” Read the transcript of the briefing here.

President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris spoke at the Leader Summit on Climate on Earth Day, April 22, 2021. Read the transcript of their speech remarks here.

Daunte Wright’s funeral service took place on April 22, 2021. Read the transcript of remarks from the Rev. Al Sharpton, Ben Crump, Ilhan Omar, Amy Klobuchar, Tim Walz, and others.

Senator Ed Markey, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other members of Congress held a press conference on April 20, 2021 to discuss the reintroduction of the Green New Deal. Read the transcript of the briefing here.

Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges in the murder of George Floyd on April 20, 2021. The jury deliberated for 10 hours before reaching the verdict. Read the transcript of the verdict speech here.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave remarks after the Derek Chauvin verdict was announced on April 20, 2021. Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. Read the transcript of Pelosi’s speech here.

Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton, and the family of George Floyd held a press conference on April 20, 2021, after the verdict of Derek Chauvin was announced. Chauvin was found guilty on all charges in George Floyd’s death. Read the transcript of the briefing here.

VP Kamala Harris gave a speech on the American Jobs Plan in North Carolina on April 19, 2021. Read the transcript of her remarks here.

Prosecution attorney Steve Schleicher gave his closing argument statement in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd on April 19, 2021. Read the full transcript of the closing argument speech here.